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Compassion is innate in everyone. The inherent goodness of human nature is the foundation on which the good side of society exists and thrives. But in Buddhism, doing good has become a means of accumulating merit to reap rewards. When Buddhists exhort the public, they…

I personally agree with and admire most of the philosophical views of Shakyamuni Buddha, but I strongly disagree with his teachings on reincarnation across three lifetimes and karmic retribution. Perhaps this sage of the ancient Indian forests was simply raised with such religious beliefs since…

Few people love TCM as deeply as I do, yet I frequently criticize it, drawing streams of abuse from TCM colleagues and fans. But this does not affect my attitude of critically inheriting TCM. For the rest of my life, I will study TCM diligently…

If we want to live freely, naturally, and without constraint or worry in this world, we must first temper our own hearts. The outside world is never free of storms. Only when we have tempered our inner self to a state of strength that is…

The *Huangdi Neijing* (Yellow Emperor's Inner Canon) is a foundational text of TCM. In China, virtually every TCM student is required to read it, and many TCM enthusiasts are told they must study it carefully. Given the Chinese tradition of venerating antiquity, few dare challenge…

Recently, while researching the historical background of the TCM classic *Huangdi Neijing* (Yellow Emperor's Inner Canon), I read Hu Shi's *Zhongguo Zhonggu Sixiangshi Changbian* (A Draft History of Chinese Thought in the Medieval Period). Once I started, I could not stop—I re-read through Hu Shi's…

When I was sixteen, my Chinese language teacher Mr. Li Lixin told me that an ideal standard for reading was to be "well-versed in both ancient and modern, and fluent in both Chinese and Western learning." I was deeply influenced by him, and this standard…

During high school, my beloved teacher Li Lixin once chatted with me in the hallway and said: "Zhiyuan, don't always think of yourself as a savior!" On another occasion, he wrote a comment after one of my articles: "Don't show your edge too sharply; learn…

Chaihu (Bupleurum Root) and Huangqin (Scutellaria Root) are two very important herbs for harmonizing the Shaoyang. When used appropriately, they can treat many difficult and complicated diseases, with good effects on cancer, asthma, hepatitis B, pulmonary tuberculosis, uterine fibroids, and various chronic inflammations. The Chinese…

Patient Qi, from Liaoyuan, male, 50 years old, came along when his younger brother sought treatment from me for lymphoma. During the visit, he mentioned his family medical history. An elder in his family had died of liver cancer that developed from hepatitis B. Both…